I receive a lot of questions from home buyers about asbestos. Will we identify the presence of asbestos? Can we test for asbestos? Does this or that material contain asbestos? And so on. During one of ...

When you're in your house, you expect to be safe. If your home was built before 1980, though, it's possible that you have dangerous materials in place that were used as part of home construction ...

Asbestos under your tiles isn't ideal, but it's not dangerous as long as it can't become airborne.

A third wave of asbestos-related cancers is emerging as the rate of malignant mesothelioma caused by exposure to asbestos during home renovations increases dramatically, according to new research.

Asbestos may still be lurking in homes built before the turn of the millennium, an expert has warned.

BUFFALO GROVE, Ill. (WLS) -- A family driven from their home for months by an asbestos nightmare is blaming two well-known companies for their frustrating situation. Asbestos was once known as the ...

Dear Angie: How can I tell if a house still has or once had asbestos? Beth S., Redondo Beach, Calif. Dear Beth: The only reliable way to know if your home contains asbestos is to hire an environmental ...

TUSCALOOSA | The 20 or so damaged homes that Tree Farm contractors have already demolished were given a heavy dousing of water before, during and after demolition. T.R. Pate, who works for the Fosters ...

What is asbestos? Ed Edinger, Asbestos Training Project owner, gives us an up-close look at one of the most commonly used types of asbestos. Contractors must remove all asbestos from a home they plan ...

AT FIRST it was miners and tradesmen who fell victim to asbestos. Now the toxic product is stalking people at home. Every evening in the ’70s and ’80s, dads and husbands returned home from work and ...